The Celeste Blue Devils will face off against the Trenton Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Celeste's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Bland as they made off with a 10-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won nine in a row.
Madilen Fronterhouse
| 04/17/25 vs Bland | 4 |
| 04/15/25 @ Bland | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ North Hopkins | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs North Hopkins | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Campbell | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
Madilen Fronterhouse was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, MaddieClaire Park was a standout: she went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and one triple. That triple was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Nickell, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Celeste was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .514. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in 15 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Trenton got the win against Tom Bean on Thursday by a conclusive 15-5.
Trenton's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Celeste, their win bumped their record up to 19-8.
Celeste couldn't quite finish off Trenton in their previous meeting back in March of 2020 and fell 5-3. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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